XI LOK SABHA DEBATES,   Session V (Monsoon) 

Monday, August 04, 1997/Shravana 13, 1919 (Saka)



Type of Debate:	SPECIAL MENTION

Title:	Request to include a brief speech of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose on the
historic midnight session of 14th August,1997.

TEXT :
 SHRIMATI KRISHNA BOSE (JADAVPUR):  Mr.  Speaker, Sir, I would like to draw the
attention of the House through you to a very urgent matter.  Today is  4th  of
August.   Only  ten days are left before the historic Midnight Session of 14th
August which we are about to hold in this House.  We are very  happy  that  on
that  occasion  we  will  be able to hear the famous speech by Shri Jawaharlal
Nehru "Tryst with destiny".  We know that Mahatma Gandhi was very sad on  that
day.  He  was  in  Calcutta  and he was shedding tears.  But we have been told
that some appropriate speech of some previous occasion will also be played.

	This matter was raised in the National Committee for the 50th Year  of
Indian  Independence  that a few lines of an inspiring speech of Netaji Subhas
Chandra Bose be played on that historic occasion.

	I would urge upon the Government to include a brief speech of  Netaji.
We shall be doing ourselves an honour if we do so.  (Interruption s)


DR.  MURLI  MANOHAR  JOSHI  (ALLAHABAD):    The  entire House is with Shrimati
Krishna Bose.  ...  (Interruptions)

SHRIMATI KRISHNA BOSE :Can I finish?  Let me finish.

	We know we have been very lucky.  We had a galaxy  of  leaders  during
our Independence struggle.

	But I would maintain that Gandhiji, Netaji and Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
were  the  three  great  leaders of our Independence Movement who were a class
apart.  So, we would like to hear their voices on that night.   To  leave  one
would be an unfortunate and glaring omission.

	Thank you...(Interruptions)

MR.  SPEAKER  :    I  think  the  whole  House  has  already joined her by the
acclamation.  By acclamation, everybody has joined her.  So, I  do  not  think
any addition is needed.




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